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How It's Made
Season 21 · Episode 4
External Hard Drives, Frozen Shrimp, Thai Rice Boxes, Paper Towels
9.021mApril 25, 2013
Disk drives, control electronics and connection ports are installed inside protective enclosures to make external hard drives. Shrimp are sorted, cleaned, peeled and rapidly frozen; thin strips of bamboo are prepared and woven into traditional Thai rice boxes; and absorbent paper is formed, embossed, perforated and wound into rolls of paper towels.
Episodes
- Episode 1Rubber Gloves, Soap Carvings, Aircraft Cabinets, Motorcycle Brake Locks
- Episode 2Powder Horns, Handcrafted Molds, Pierogi, Inner Tubes
- Episode 3Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs
- Episode 4External Hard Drives, Frozen Shrimp, Thai Rice Boxes, Paper Towels
- Episode 5Tea, Roof Finials, Artificial Flowers, Alloy Wheels
- Episode 6Gel Caps, Playground Spring Riders, Frozen Pancakes, Natural Rubber
- Episode 7Paper Umbrellas, Coal, Aircraft Seats, Cremation Urns
- Episode 8Aluminum Canoes, Wooden Stave Bowls, Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Marimbas
- Episode 9Indy Car Seats, Paper Flowers, Stand-by Generators
- Episode 10Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools
- Episode 11Cast Iron Stoves, Ultralight Aircraft, Snow Groomers, Rubber Bands
- Episode 12Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters
- Episode 13Car Tires, Silk, Art Conservation, Scuba Tanks